History of the FranksGregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint
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History of the Franks
Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint
France -- Church history -- To 987; France -- History -- To 987; Franks -- History -- To 768
After Silvester’s death the people of Langres again demanded a
bishop, and received Pappolus who had once been archdeacon at Autun.
According to report he did many wicked deeds, which are omitted by us
that we may not seem to be disparagers of our brethren. However, I
shall not fail to mention what his end was. In the eighth year of his
episcopate, while he was making the round of the parishes and domains
of the church, one night as he slept the blessed Tetricus appeared
to him with threatening face and said: “What are you doing here,
Pappolus? Why do you pollute my see? Why do you invade my church? Why
do you so scatter the flock that was put in my charge? Yield your
place, leave the see, go far from this territory.” And so speaking he
struck the rod he had in his hand sharply against Pappolus’ breast.
Upon this Pappolus woke up and while he was thinking what this meant
a sharp pang darted in that place and he was tortured with the
keenest pain. He loathed food and drink and awaited the approach of
death. Why more? He died on the third day with a rush of blood from
the mouth. Then he was carried forth and buried at Langres. In his
place the abbot Mummolus, called also Bonus, was made bishop. To him
many give great praise: that he is chaste, sober, moderate, very
ready for every goodness, a friend of justice and a zealous lover of
charity. When he took the bishopric he perceived that Lampadius had
taken much of the church property by fraud, and by spoiling the poor
had gathered lands, vineyards and slaves, and he ordered him to be
stripped of all and driven out from his presence. He now lives in
the greatest want and gets his living by his own hands. Let this be
enough on these matters.
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